Back to work baking
Just before going back to work in September, I had a final baking weekend where I decided to have another go at my nemesis - macarons. On the recent series of Bake Off, everyone seemed to be knocking up macarons all over the place and not even as an actual challenge - often just for the decoration on other things! I have tried them 3 times now and not once have I achieved the perfect macaron. How do those bakers in the tent do it??? So back at the start of September I had a go at making them for what was the second time using Edd Kimber's recipe for Chocolate and Raspberry Macarons . I followed his recipe carefully, although I don't have a sugar thermometer, so that bit was guess work. The result was better than my previous attempt but the mixture was a little bit runny and I think this was due to my folding in technique. I have never been good at folding in - I think I'm not really delicate enough generally - not just in baking but in general life....